Several morning incidents around Baltimore snarl commute

Several incidents including two on the inner loop of Interstate 695, forced lane closures during Thursday morning's commute, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A one-vehicle collision on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County at the Cove Road exit closed the inner loop right off-ramp and one of two inner loop shoulders at 8:23 a.m., DOT said. Also, all lanes of the inner loop of I-695 near Edmondson Avenue were closed at 7:35 a.m., after State Police said a pedestrian was found dead along the interstate. The incident is being investigated, police said.

In Anne Arundel County, a one-vehicle collision on MD 173 South at Pittman Road also closed all southbound lanes at 7:23 a.m. In Carroll County, a utility problem on MD 26 East and West on Johnsville Road closed all lanes and shoulders in both directions at 8:16 a.m., the DOT said.

Morning-long delays on the light rail continued at 9 a.m., said the Maryland Transit Authority.